PMID: 9437338Jan 23, 1998Paper

Comparison of treatment of supraventricular tachycardia by Valsalva maneuver and carotid sinus massage

Annals of Emergency Medicine
S H LimA T Tan

Abstract

To compare the efficacy of the Valsalva maneuver with that of carotid sinus massage (CSM) in terminating paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) in the ED. This prospective, randomized case study was performed in the ED of a tertiary care institution. Patients were at least 10 years of age with regular narrow complex tachycardia and had an ECG diagnosis of SVT. Patients with regular narrow complex tachycardia were randomly assigned to undergo either the Valsalva maneuver or CSM. If the tachycardia was not terminated by the method chosen by randomization, then the alternative method of vagal maneuver was used. If the tachycardia was not converted by both methods of vagal stimulation, patients would undergo either synchronized electrical cardioversion or a pharmacologic method of conversion at the discretion of the treating physician, depending on the patient's hemodynamic status. One hundred forty-eight instances of SVT were studied Sixty-two patients underwent Valsalva maneuver first with conversion in 12 (success rate of 19.4%). Eighty-six underwent CSM first with conversion in 9 (success rate 10.5%). Carotid sinus massage was used in the 50 cases of SVT in which conversion was not achieved with the Valsalva maneuver. Co...Continue Reading

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